1 . Planning and cooking meals for your entire family is practically a tricky job. The following are four best meal delivery services that can help you not only plan healthy meals, but provide the freshest food for the entire family.

Sunbasket

If you are a person who never eats meat, or follows a specific diet like only eating gluten-free (无麸质的) food, you will find a lot of tasty options with this meal delivery service. The recipes are not time-consuming and its menu contains many organic foods and vegetables. You can pick your breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks here.

HelloFresh

If trying out a meal delivery service is something you are toying with, HelloFresh offers no-commitment plans that allow you to cancel any time. Each delivery includes the farm-sourced food materials and pre-packaged foods that can be easily stored in the refrigerator.

Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon

Leave it to Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon to provide the most delicious and well-thought-of meal delivery service. You can try to make tasty food at home with the help of it and each week there are different options to choose from. Its recipes each contain six easy-to-follow steps and you might even feel like you could start your own at-home cooking shows afterwards.

Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot specializes in meals made with plants and you can choose a two- or four-serving meal plan. Recipes include those for almond(杏仁) butter tofu bowls, fruit salads, etc. Each box comes to you also with the meal’s nutrition information and step-by-step directions. You can also customize meals by adding more protein or choosing gluten-free options.

1. Which is suitable for people with changeable minds?

A．HelloFresh.	B．Sunbasket.
C．Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon.	D．Purple Carrot.

2. What is the feature of Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon?

A．Its meals have a very pleasant smell.	B．It provides on-site cooking service.
C．It specializes in complicated meals.	D．Its recipes vary from week to week.

3. What do Sunbasket and Purple Carrot have in common?

A．They offer no-commitment plans.	B．They feature plant-based diets.
C．They have food that can be easily stored.	D．They contain detailed nutrition information.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did Christopher eat on the wedding in India?

A．By using a spoon and a fork.

B．By using chopsticks.

C．By using his hands.

2. What did Christopher think of the food after trying it?

A．Terrible.

B．Just so-so.

C．Delicious.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long did the man live in San Francisco?

A．Ten years.

B．Five years.

C．One year.

2. How do Americans behave in restaurants?

A．They are very outgoing.

B．They are usually quiet.

C．They often drink much.

3. Where can one enjoy international food better?

A．In America.

B．In China.

C．In Middle East.

4. Who might the woman be?

A．A guide.

B．A hostess.

C．A traveler.

4 . 语法填空

Each culture has a diet that is typical     1     its own. In Kerala, India, people eat more fish. Rice is Kerala’s main food. In all three meals, rice dishes can be seen. While a grandmother was preparing powdered porridge, her grandchildren recommended her     2     (take) a bite of the instant noodles. They told her it was convenient     3     (make) noodles.

Traditional     4     (cuisine) of Kerala, such as powdered porridge, fish curry, sambar and spices, are disappearing. Instead, many foreign dishes such as chilli chicken and     5     (roast) meat are becoming available. And people are addicted to     6     (drink) modern red and yellow flavoured water.

We can not resist     7     (eat) the dishes foreigners find unhealthy, even though foreigners are culturally fall     8     love with our diet.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Following the barbecue-induced travel craze to the city of Zibo in East China, Chinese social media has once again highlighted the next internet-famous city worthy of     1     (explore).

This time it’s Tianshui, a low-key city in China’s Gansu province that     2     (take) the spotlight recently. It has attracted considerable attention     3     food enthusiasts and social media influencers online,     4     (celebrate) the city’s iconic dish of hot pot.

Known as Tianshui Malatang, which     5     (literal) means spicy and hot, the local dish is popular for its large portion of skewered meat, vegetables,     6     hand-made potato noodles in a pot of boiling broth (肉汤).

Two food bloggers, with over 3 million followers in their account on the popular Chinese Weibo,     7     (be) among the influencers praising the deliciousness of Tianshui Malatang. Their vlogs show eager food enthusiasts lining up on the streets, many of     8     traveled from cities far away.

Dong Liangyan, 29, from Daqing in Heilongjiang province,     9     (locate) more than 2,000 km away from Tianshui, told Xinhua that she was absolutely delighted     10     (enjoy) the local delicacy.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People worldwide have enjoyed noodles for thousands of years. But did you ever stop     1     (think): who made the very first noodle? People first started     2     (grow) wheat and making flour in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago. However, until 2002, no evidence of ancient noodles had been uncovered. Archaeologists discovered an upside-down clay bowl in the     3     (ruin) of an ancient Chinese village. When they lifted it, they found a 4,000-year-old noodle. This “mummy” noodle     4     (make) from grain. Traders brought wheat     5     China about the time this ancient noodle was cooked. The Chinese     6     (eventual) mastered the art of stretching wheat dough (面团) into long noodles.

Some people claim that Marco Polo brought pasta (意粉) to Italy. The tale of his discovery was likely enhanced to promote pasta consumption in America. Marco Polo’s writings suggest that noodles were already present in Italy during his time, as he compared Chinese noodles to     7     (that) in Italy. The Middle East also played a     8       (significance) role in noodle history. The oldest written mention of pasta outside China dates back about 1,600 years in the Middle East. Dried noodles were a popular travel food in the region and beyond, making them a likely prospect for spreading the noodle recipe to other parts of     9     world.

So who REALLYinvented noodles? We may never know-the history of noodles is as complicated as a bowl of pasta. But     10     invented them, we’re sure glad they did!

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. For what occasion did the woman make the pumpkin dip?

A．A birthday party.

B．Halloween.

C．A cooking competition.

2. What is needed for making the pumpkin dip?

A．Cream butter.

B．Some spices.

C．Powdered salt.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man take the cooking course?

A．He decided to be a cook.

B．The food there attracted him.

C．His mother asked him to do it.

2. What did the man learn at the course?

A．How to make soup.

B．How to cut different foods.

C．How to choose fresh vegetables.

3. How many people were there in the kitchen in total?

A．7.

B．14.

C．17.

4. What will the man do next month?

A．Buy a cookbook.

B．Do a course on desserts.

C．Cook for his grandmother.

9 . 对话练习

A potluck dinner is a meal to which each guest brings a dish of prepared food by the person, to be shared among the group.
A potluck dinner is a way to show diverse cultures in the world.
Discussion: Going to a potluck dinner
1.What food/snack from which area/ethnic group will you bring?
2.How is the food prepared and what is it made of?
3.In what way is the food special?
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10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How does the speaker find the dumplings?

A．Traditional and similar.

B．Delicious and various.

C．Healthy and tasty.

2. What’s the difference between Japanese dumplings and Chinese dumplings?

A．They are totally different in shapes.

B．The fillings are completely different.

C．The cooking methods are quite different.

3. Where does the speaker come from?

A．China.

B．Japan.

C．Italy.

4. What do we know about the Italian dumpling, ravioli?

A．They are in square shape.

B．The fillings are mainly cheese.

C．They are similar to Chinese dumplings.